AI Rate Professor

Computer Information Systems

Linyun Yu

D022B · CIS35A · 35A · CIS36A · CIS22B · CIS22A · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
10.53%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you need instruction, feedback, or support, but and independent work.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-study courseUnclear lecturesPoor communicationEasy examsLow feedback
  • Most students say Yu does not teach clearly and .
  • Grades can still be decent because as straightforward or open book.
  • The main risk is learning quality, not always grade difficulty.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Several students earned A-range grades and , but the A often depends on self-teaching rather than good instruction.

Online evidence includes high grades but poor support, while multiple-choice exams.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The programming content is not always inherently hard, but and should.

Both formats point to self-study, with and limited feedback.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

68/100

Many reviews , but as mandatory or say skipping hurts learning.

, while in-person reviews vary by section.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Students overwhelmingly do not recommend him because they feel they learn little and .

Both online and positive exceptions.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Grades can be reachable through easy exams, open-book tests, lenient labs, or simple multiple-choice work, despite complaints about fairness and feedback.

Format shift

Online reviews include high grades and one lenient-lab comment, while exams.

Workload

Moderate

54/100

, and exams, but the bigger burden is self-teaching.

Format shift

Online students describe reading and independent work, while , and textbook-based lectures.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

The dominant pattern , and little useful feedback.

Format shift

and weak lectures, while in-person reviews repeat the same issues in class.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment , and multiple-choice exams depending on course.

Format shift

Online comments mention labs and quizzes, while and project details.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and little feedback, with some older comments calling exams easy or open book.

Main concern

Students often must teach themselves and may not see what they got wrong.

What students said

“Expect to teach yourself.”
CIS22A
“He just reads the slides and gives poor examples.”
CIS36A

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are very , and self-study expectations, though grades can still be high.

Main concern

Students .

What students said

“This is a self-study course.”
CIS22B
“does not teach AT ALL.”
CIS22A

Exam style

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Some exams are open book or simple, but poor feedback and student-friendly.

Open Book MentionedMultiple Choice ExamsSimple TestsNo Test ReviewMixed Exam Quality

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, online tests, multiple-choice exams, and no test review, but not webcam or proctoring rules.

Open Book MidtermsOpen Book FinalsOnline TestsMultiple Choice ExamsNo Test Review
“Finals and ”
CIS22A
“SUPER .”
CIS22B

Online

Online reviews mention open-book textbook quizzes and reading for quizzes and exams, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or .

Open Book Textbook QuizzesRead For QuizzesRead For Exams
“ ”
CIS22A
“read text .”
35A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His english is terrible. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“does not teach AT ALL.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ .”

📘 Easy A Signal

68/100

“If you can read/ learn .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He just reads the deck and expects you to write object oriented programs perfectly !
  • Lectures are not really good it's better to do the .
  • if you are going to take his class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • . Do the work and you get the credit.
  • though.
  • so they are quite simple.

Theme 3

💬 About Support

  • .
  • Asking questions is usually met with mixed success
  • Didn't like answering questions, both in class and online, and on his message board he is usually vague.

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is strong because 26 authoritative reviews over a , and weak feedback.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 520

Course coverage

CIS22A12 reviews
CIS22B6 reviews
35A3 reviews
CIS35A3 reviews
CIS36A1 review
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D022B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

5

B+ 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1